first-past-the-post

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(modifier) of or relating to a voting system in which a candidate may be elected by a simple majority rather than an absolute majority Compare proportional representation

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The by-election will be a first-past-the-post ballot, meaning the candidate with the highest number of votes will become the constituency's new MSP.

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Cardiff University politics expert Prof Richard Wyn Jones said the previous mixed proportional and first-past-the-post system helped Labour win around 50% of the seats in Wales with "a third of the vote".

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Instead of insulating Conservative and Labour from the impact of a third-party challenge, as it has done so often before, first-past-the-post exacerbated their losses.

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Canada has a "first-past-the-post" electoral system.

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Mayors are also elected under this system, known as first-past-the-post.

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